Genre trend · 2000–2026
Sci-Fi anime over the years
Share of new TV anime tagged sci-fi each year since 2000. In 2025 it was 14.4%, close to the 15.7% average a decade earlier.
- Share in 2025
- 14.4%
- 24 of 167 new TV series
- Change since 2015
- +0.2 pts
- from 14.2%
- Peak year
- 2002
- 44.3% of new series
- 2026 so far
- 11.6%
- 8 of 69 listed so far
Sci-Fi share of new TV anime
Percent of TV series premiering each year that are tagged sci-fi · 2026 is partial
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| # | Year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 · 24 of 55 series | 43.6% |
| 2 | 2001 · 35 of 91 series | 38.5% |
| 3 | 2002 · 39 of 88 series | 44.3% |
| 4 | 2003 · 49 of 111 series | 44.1% |
| 5 | 2004 · 42 of 131 series | 32.1% |
| 6 | 2005 · 32 of 134 series | 23.9% |
| 7 | 2006 · 38 of 190 series | 20.0% |
| 8 | 2007 · 32 of 159 series | 20.1% |
| 9 | 2008 · 33 of 161 series | 20.5% |
| 10 | 2009 · 21 of 153 series | 13.7% |
| 11 | 2010 · 16 of 133 series | 12.0% |
| 12 | 2011 · 28 of 167 series | 16.8% |
| 13 | 2012 · 34 of 185 series | 18.4% |
| 14 | 2013 · 28 of 211 series | 13.3% |
| 15 | 2014 · 45 of 241 series | 18.7% |
| 16 | 2015 · 34 of 240 series | 14.2% |
| 17 | 2016 · 40 of 282 series | 14.2% |
| 18 | 2017 · 36 of 264 series | 13.6% |
| 19 | 2018 · 48 of 254 series | 18.9% |
| 20 | 2019 · 33 of 202 series | 16.3% |
| 21 | 2020 · 27 of 194 series | 13.9% |
| 22 | 2021 · 36 of 220 series | 16.4% |
| 23 | 2022 · 29 of 209 series | 13.9% |
| 24 | 2023 · 22 of 222 series | 9.9% |
| 25 | 2024 · 21 of 216 series | 9.7% |
| 26 | 2025 · 24 of 167 series | 14.4% |
| 27 | 2026 (so far) · 8 of 69 series | 11.6% |
Sci-Fi TV series per year
How many new TV series were tagged sci-fi · 846 from 2000 to 2025
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| Item | Series |
|---|---|
| ’00 | 24 in 2000 |
| ’01 | 35 in 2001 |
| ’02 | 39 in 2002 |
| ’03 | 49 in 2003 |
| ’04 | 42 in 2004 |
| ’05 | 32 in 2005 |
| ’06 | 38 in 2006 |
| ’07 | 32 in 2007 |
| ’08 | 33 in 2008 |
| ’09 | 21 in 2009 |
| ’10 | 16 in 2010 |
| ’11 | 28 in 2011 |
| ’12 | 34 in 2012 |
| ’13 | 28 in 2013 |
| ’14 | 45 in 2014 |
| ’15 | 34 in 2015 |
| ’16 | 40 in 2016 |
| ’17 | 36 in 2017 |
| ’18 | 48 in 2018 |
| ’19 | 33 in 2019 |
| ’20 | 27 in 2020 |
| ’21 | 36 in 2021 |
| ’22 | 29 in 2022 |
| ’23 | 22 in 2023 |
| ’24 | 21 in 2024 |
| ’25 | 24 in 2025 |
| ’26 | 8 in 2026 |
Defining sci-fi series by decade
2000s · most followed
2010s · most followed
How this is measured
Counts are TV series (not films, OVAs or web series) on Kitsu, grouped by the year they premiered, with the sci-fi tag. A series can carry many tags, so shares across genres add up to more than 100%. Kitsu's tagging has become more thorough over time and its listing of the latest year is still filling in, so treat sudden jumps in single years with caution; the long-run direction is the reliable part. Browse all sci-fi anime →
Other genre trends
Sci-Fi anime trends FAQ
Is sci-fi anime getting more popular?
Its share has stayed roughly level, around 15.7% a decade ago and 14.4% in 2025.
How many sci-fi anime came out in 2025?
24 new TV series tagged sci-fi premiered in 2025, out of 167 listed on Kitsu.
When were sci-fi anime most common?
2002 was the peak, when 44.3% of new TV series were sci-fi. It first reached half that level in 2000.